Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Key: A augmentedA
Difficulty: Intermediate
Intro:
D MajorD A augmentedA C majorC D MajorD A augmentedA
D MajorD A augmentedA C majorC D MajorD A augmentedA
verse 1:
A augmentedA C majorC D MajorD A augmentedA
Come you ranks of labor, come you union core
A augmentedA C majorC D MajorD A augmentedA
And see if you remember the struggles of before
F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE
When you were standing helpless on the outside of the door
B minorBm E MajorE A augmentedA
And you started building links on the Chain
B minorBm
On the Chain,
D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
you started building links on the Chain
verse 2:
A augmentedA C majorC D MajorD A augmentedA
When the police on the horses were waitin' on demand
A augmentedA C majorC D MajorD A augmentedA
Ridin' through the strike with the pistols in their hands
F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE
Swingin' at the skulls of many a union man
B minorBm E MajorE A augmentedA B minorBm
As you built one more link on the chain, on the chain
D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
As you built one more link on the chain
verse 3:
A augmentedA C majorC D MajorD A augmentedA
Then the army of the fascists tried to put you on the run
A augmentedA C majorC D MajorD A augmentedA
But the army of the union, they did what could be done
F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE
Oh, the power of the factory was greater than the gun
B minorBm E MajorE A augmentedA B minorBm
As you built one more link on the chain, on the chain
D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
As you built one more link on the chain
verse 4:
A augmentedA C majorC D MajorD A augmentedA
And then in 1954, decisions finally made
A augmentedA C majorC D MajorD A augmentedA
The black man was a-risin' fast and racin' from the shade
F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE
And your union took no stand and your union was betrayed
B minorBm E MajorE A augmentedA B minorBm
As you lost yourself a link on the chain, on the chain
D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
As you lost yourslef a link on the chain
verse 5:
A augmentedA C majorC D MajorD A augmentedA
And then there came the boycotts and then the freedom rides
A augmentedA C majorC D MajorD A augmentedA
And forgetting what you stood for, you tried to block the tide
F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE
Oh, the automation bosses werre laughin' on the side
B minorBm E MajorE A augmentedA B minorBm
As they watched you lose your link on the chain, on the chain
D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
As they watched you lose your link on the chain
verse 6:
A augmentedA C majorC D MajorD A augmentedA
You know when they block your trucks boys, by layin' on the road
A augmentedA C majorC D MajorD A augmentedA
All that they are doin' is all that you have showed
F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE
That you gotta strike, you gotta fight to get what you are owed
B minorBm E MajorE A augmentedA B minorBm
When you're building all your links on the chain, on the chain
D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
When you're building all your links on the chain
verse 7:
A augmentedA C majorC D MajorD A augmentedA
Amd the man who tries to tell you that they'll take your job away
A augmentedA C majorC D MajorD A augmentedA
He's the same man who was scabbin' hard just the other day
F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE
And your union's not a union till he's thrown out of the way
B minorBm E MajorE A augmentedA B minorBm
And he's chokin' on your links of the chain, of the chain
D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
And he's chokin' on your links of the chain
verse 8:
A augmentedA C majorC D MajorD A augmentedA
For now the times are tellin' you the times are rollin' on
A augmentedA C majorC D MajorD A augmentedA
And you're fighting for the same thing, the jobs that will be gone
F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE
Now it's only fair to ask you boys, which side are you on?
B minorBm E MajorE A augmentedA B minorBm
As you're buildin' all your links on the chain, on the chain
D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
As you're buildin' all your links on the chain